Cisco 1800 Series Hardware Installation (Modular) - Power-Up Procedures for Cisco 1800 Series Routers (Modular) [Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Routers]

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Power-Up Procedures for Cisco 1800 Series Routers (Modular)

Powering Up Cisco 1800 Series Routers

Checklist for Power Up

LED Indicators

Power-Up Procedure

Verifying the LED Indicators

Verifying the Hardware Configuration

Initial Configuration of the Router

Initial Configuration

Cisco Router and Security Device Manager

Verifying the Initial Configuration

Completing the Configuration

Power-Up Procedures for Cisco 1800 Series Routers (Modular)

This document describes how to power up Cisco 1800 series integrated services routers (modular) and perform an initial configuration to provide network access. It includes the following sections:

Powering Up Cisco 1800 Series Routers

Verifying the LED Indicators

Verifying the Hardware Configuration

Initial Configuration of the Router

Note To see translations of the warnings that appear in this publication, refer to the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for Cisco 1840 Routers document that accompanies your router.

Powering Up Cisco 1800 Series Routers

Warning The plug-socket combination must be accessible at all times because it serves as the main disconnecting device. Statement 1019

Warning Blank faceplates and cover panels serve three important functions: they prevent exposure to hazardous voltages and currents inside the chassis; they contain electromagnetic interference (EMI) that might disrupt other equipment; and they direct the flow of cooling air through the chassis. Do not operate the system unless all cards, faceplates, front covers, and rear covers are in place.
Statement 1029.

Caution To ensure adequate cooling, never operate the router unless the unit is completely closed.

This section covers the following topics:

•Checklist for Power Up

•LED Indicators

•Power-Up Procedure

Checklist for Power Up

You may power up the Cisco router if the following steps have been completed:

•Mount and ground the chassis securely.

•Connect the power and interface cables.

•Make sure that the external CompactFlash memory card is properly seated into its slot. For installation instructions, see the hardware document "Installing and Replacing CompactFlash Memory Cards on Cisco 1800 Series Routers (Modular)".

•Connect a PC to the router's console port.

•Start HyperTerminal or a similar terminal emulation program on your PC. Select the appropriate PC COM port. Set the terminal emulation program configuration for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no flow control, and no parity.

Note For initial power up, a direct console connection is recommended. After the intial configuration is completed, a remote modem connection can be used for router management.

Caution To ensure adequate cooling, never operate the router unless the cover and all modules and cover plates are installed.

Caution To prevent damage to the ejector mechanism, the ejector button next to the CompactFlash memory card must remain fully seated when not being used to eject a CompactFlash memory card.

LED Indicators

The meanings of the LED indicators for Cisco 1800 series routers are summarized in Table 3 of the "Overview of Cisco 1800 Series Routers (Modular)" document. For more detailed information about the LEDs, see the hardware document "Troubleshooting Cisco 1800 Series Routers (Modular)".

Power-Up Procedure

To power up your Cisco router and verify that it completes its initialization and self-test, follow this procedure. When you have completed the procedure you may begin configuring the router.

If you encounter problems when you power up the router, see the hardware document "Troubleshooting Cisco 1800 Series Routers (Modular)". For information about the ROM monitor and the bootstrap program, refer to the "Using the ROM Monitor" section of the Cisco 1800 series router software configuration documentation. For information about the configuration register, refer to the "Changing the Configuration Register Settings" section of the Cisco 1800 series router software configuration documentation.

Note To view the boot sequence through a terminal session, you must have a console connection to the Cisco router before the router powers up.

Step 1 Make sure that your PC is powered up and connected as described in the "Checklist for Power Up" section.

Step 2 Move the power switch to the ON position.

The following indications appear:

•The green SYS PWR LED on the front of the chassis comes on.

•The fan operates.

The LEDs on the chassis come on (although not necessarily at the same time), and some LEDs may go off again. The actual LED activity depends on your installation.

If you encounter problems when you power up the router, see the hardware document "Troubleshooting Cisco 1800 Series Routers (Modular)".

Startup messages appear in your terminal emulation program window.

Caution Do not press any keys on the keyboard until the messages stop. Any keys pressed during this time are interpreted as the first command typed when the messages stop, which might cause the router to power off and start over. It takes a few minutes for the messages to stop.

The startup messages vary, depending on the software installed on your router.

•If the startup messages end with the following lines, you know that the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) software is installed on the router.
yourname con0 is now available
Press RETURN to get started!
For instructions on configuring your router by using SDM, refer to the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) Quick Start Guide that shipped with your router.

Note Because SDM is installed on your router by default, we recommend using SDM to perform the initial configuration.

•If the startup messages end with the following lines, the router is ready for initial configuration using the setup facility (system configuration dialog) or the command-line interface (CLI). Enter yes to continue with the setup facility; enter no to continue with the CLI.
.
--- System Configuration Dialog ---
At any point you may enter a question mark '?' for help.
Use ctrl-c to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
Note If the rommon 1> prompt appears, your system has booted in ROM monitor mode. For information about the ROM monitor and the bootstrap program, refer to the "Using the ROM Monitor" section of the Cisco 1800 series router software configuration documentation.

Verifying the LED Indicators

Verify that you have correctly installed the router by checking the LEDs shown in Table 1.

Table 1 LED Indicators

LED

Color

Status

SYS PWR

Green

Router has successfully booted up and the software is functional. Slow,
steady blinking when system is booting or in the ROM monitor.

SYS ACT

Green

Blinking when packets are transmitted or received on any WAN or LAN
interface, or when monitoring system activity.

CF

Blinking
green

Flash memory is busy. Do not remove the CompactFlash memory card
when this light is on.

Verifying the Hardware Configuration

Verify the router hardware configuration by using the following commands:

•show version—Displays the system hardware version, the installed software version, the names and sources of configuration files, the boot images, and the amount of installed DRAM and flash memory.

•show diag—Lists and displays diagnostic information about the installed controllers and interface processors. Typical examples are interface cards (VWICs, WICs, HWICs), and advanced integration modules (AIMs).

Initial Configuration of the Router

This section covers the following topics:

•Initial Configuration

•Verifying the Initial Configuration

•Completing the Configuration

Initial Configuration

You can configure your router by using one of the following tools:

•Cisco Router and Security Device Manager—See the "Cisco Router and Security Device Manager" section

•Setup command facility—Refer to the "Initial Configuration Using the Setup Command Facility" section in the Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Routers (Modular) Quick Start Guide.

•Command-line interface (CLI)—Refer to the "Initial Configuration Using Cisco CLI—Manual Configuration" section in the Cisco 1800 Series Integrated Services Routers (Modular) Quick Start Guide.

Cisco Router and Security Device Manager

If the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) has been installed on your router, the following messages appear at the end of the startup sequence:
yourname con0 is now available
Press RETURN to get started.
For instructions on configuring your router by using SDM, refer to the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) Quick Start Guide that shipped with your router. If the messages above do not appear, SDM and the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) Quick Start Guide were not shipped with your router. If you want to use SDM, you can download the latest version of SDM and instructions for installing it on your router from the following location:

http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/sdm

To obtain the SDM quick start guide, SDM release notes, and other SDM documentation, go to www.cisco.com/go/sdm and click the Technical Documentation link.

Verifying the Initial Configuration

Verify that the new interfaces are operating correctly by performing the following tests:

•Enter the show interfaces command to verify that the interfaces are operating correctly and that the interfaces and line protocol are in the correct state—up or down.

•Enter the show ip interface brief command to display a summary status of the interfaces configured for IP.

•Enter the show configuration command to verify that you configured the correct hostname and password.

When you have completed and verified the initial configuration, your Cisco router is ready to configure for specific functions. See the "Completing the Configuration" section for information about locating documentation for advanced configuration procedures.

Completing the Configuration

When you have completed and verified the initial configuration, your Cisco router is ready to configure for specific functions. For advanced configuration procedures, use either SDM or the CLI.

For configuration procedures using SDM, refer to the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) Quick Start Guide that shipped with your router.

For configuration procedures using the CLI, refer to the online Cisco 1800 series software configuration documents. The software configuration documents include information about the following topics:

•Basic software configuration

•Feature documentation

•Troubleshooting and maintenance

•Cisco 1800 series cards and modules

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